UTS professor to head copyright inquiry
By Annette Blackwell | 20th February, 2012 | News | Dean of the UTS Faculty of Law Professor Jill McKeough has been appointed by the Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon as commissioner in charge of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Inquiry into Copyright Law. McKeough has published many articles and books More..
By Annette Blackwell | 20th February, 2012 | News | Dean of the UTS Faculty of Law Professor Jill McKeough has been appointed by the Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon as commissioner in charge of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Inquiry into Copyright Law. McKeough has published many articles and books More..
Tertiary management awards launched
By Annette Blackwell And Paul Abela | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, Management, News, Top Stories |
In universities and other tertiary education institutions across Australia academics and professional staff grapple with the complex demands of running what are in effect multi-million dollar corporations. For the past two decades Campus Review has been reporting, analyzing and carrying commentary More..
By Annette Blackwell And Paul Abela | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, Management, News, Top Stories |
In universities and other tertiary education institutions across Australia academics and professional staff grapple with the complex demands of running what are in effect multi-million dollar corporations. For the past two decades Campus Review has been reporting, analyzing and carrying commentary More..
TEQSA queried on UQ irregularity
By Susan Woodward | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, News, Top Stories |
A student admissions controversy at the University of Queensland reached Federal Parliament last week, with the opposition seeking information directly from the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). The national regulator, which began its duties on January 29, told More..
By Susan Woodward | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, News, Top Stories |
A student admissions controversy at the University of Queensland reached Federal Parliament last week, with the opposition seeking information directly from the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). The national regulator, which began its duties on January 29, told More..
Data linkage to assist policy making
By Sinan Gemici | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Front page posts, Management, News, Research | Evidence-based policy implies a deep understanding of the world, which in turn requires data – lots of data. In education and training we need detailed information on young people; their family and community background, physical health, psycho-social development, as well More..
By Sinan Gemici | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Front page posts, Management, News, Research | Evidence-based policy implies a deep understanding of the world, which in turn requires data – lots of data. In education and training we need detailed information on young people; their family and community background, physical health, psycho-social development, as well More..
Poor doesn’t mean expensive
By Andrea Simpson And Kerry Ferguson | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Comment, Front page posts, Management, News, Research, Top Stories |
A study casts doubt on the belief that students from disadvantaged backgrounds use up more resources at university. Recent research at La Trobe University’s Equity and Student Services Division questions whether the current costs of educating low socio-economic status (SES) students are higher than for their peers. Over More..
By Andrea Simpson And Kerry Ferguson | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Comment, Front page posts, Management, News, Research, Top Stories |
A study casts doubt on the belief that students from disadvantaged backgrounds use up more resources at university. Recent research at La Trobe University’s Equity and Student Services Division questions whether the current costs of educating low socio-economic status (SES) students are higher than for their peers. Over More..
Measurement tools outdated
By Bill MacGillivray | 20th February, 2012 | Comment, Front page posts, Management, News, Top Stories |
Regional universities, with a very different mix of students, will be at a disadvantage when compared with metropolitan institutions writes Bill MacGillivray In December the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) released a set of discussion papers on More..
By Bill MacGillivray | 20th February, 2012 | Comment, Front page posts, Management, News, Top Stories |
Regional universities, with a very different mix of students, will be at a disadvantage when compared with metropolitan institutions writes Bill MacGillivray In December the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) released a set of discussion papers on More..
Blog Rankings – online and out there first
By Jennifer Bennett | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, News, Research, Top Stories |
If you are an academic in a fast moving field such as communications or media, there’s no substitute for publishing your work online, says Dr Axel Bruns, an associate professor at Queensland University of Technology’s Creative Industries Faculty. Bruns has More..
By Jennifer Bennett | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, News, Research, Top Stories |
If you are an academic in a fast moving field such as communications or media, there’s no substitute for publishing your work online, says Dr Axel Bruns, an associate professor at Queensland University of Technology’s Creative Industries Faculty. Bruns has More..
ANU professor takes on UN over Burma drugs report
By Phil Thornton | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, International, News, Research | Australian National University academic Des Ball has declared his own war on drugs with the UN. Professor Ball, who works at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU has been following and documenting the illicit drug trade in Burma More..
By Phil Thornton | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, International, News, Research | Australian National University academic Des Ball has declared his own war on drugs with the UN. Professor Ball, who works at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU has been following and documenting the illicit drug trade in Burma More..
Curtin defends rural medicine stance
By Jennifer Bennett | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, Management, News | Curtin University has rejected suggestions that its planned medical school will increase pressure on clinical placements and fail to deliver more rural and regional doctors. Professor Jill Downie, pro-vice chancellor of health sciences at Curtin, said that claims by the Australian More..
By Jennifer Bennett | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, Management, News | Curtin University has rejected suggestions that its planned medical school will increase pressure on clinical placements and fail to deliver more rural and regional doctors. Professor Jill Downie, pro-vice chancellor of health sciences at Curtin, said that claims by the Australian More..
Casual staff and academic freedom
By Annette Blackwell | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Features, Front page posts, Management, News | The growing use of contract and casual staff in higher education globally raises public interest issues, and a crucial one is academic freedom, says an international education expert. David Robinson, the associate executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers More..
By Annette Blackwell | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Features, Front page posts, Management, News | The growing use of contract and casual staff in higher education globally raises public interest issues, and a crucial one is academic freedom, says an international education expert. David Robinson, the associate executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers More..
VET pushes for post-study work rights
By Susan Woodward | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, International, News, Top Stories, VET |
Post-study work rights for international students at Australian universities must be extended to VET, say the sector’s peak bodies. The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) and TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) say new post-study visa arrangements, which came into More..
By Susan Woodward | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, International, News, Top Stories, VET |
Post-study work rights for international students at Australian universities must be extended to VET, say the sector’s peak bodies. The Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) and TAFE Directors Australia (TDA) say new post-study visa arrangements, which came into More..
Melbourne lifestyle wins but at a price
By Jennifer Bennett | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, International, Management, News | It might be one of the best cities in the world to be a student, according to international rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds, but Melbourne is not all it’s cracked up to be say some residents. Melbourne was beaten only by Paris, More..
By Jennifer Bennett | 20th February, 2012 | Front page posts, International, Management, News | It might be one of the best cities in the world to be a student, according to international rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds, but Melbourne is not all it’s cracked up to be say some residents. Melbourne was beaten only by Paris, More..
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